Mailliw Rojas won bronze in the 10,000-meter race at the World Skate Games Asunción 2026

Published at: 14/10/2026 08:38 AM

Venezuelan skater Mailliw Rojas won the bronze medal in the 10,000-meter Elimination event in the junior category, during the World Skate Games Asunción 2026, which are being held in Paraguay.

Rojas had an outstanding performance in the demanding cross-country event, where she crossed the finish line in third place, behind Colombia's Manuela Rodríguez Torres, winner of the gold medal, and Mariana Imitola Vásquez, the silver medal winner.

In the men's youth category, Diego Colmenares participated in the final of the 500 meters +D and finished in eighth position, receiving a technical disqualification during the day.

For her part, the Venezuelan Angy Quintero was in fifth place in the final classification of the 10,000 meters elimination of the senior women's category.

In the 500 meters +D event, the senior women's category, Nelly Fernández finished eleventh in the general classification, while, in this same category, but in the men's category, skaters José Rojas and Roberto García occupied the 22nd and 23rd positions, respectively.

In addition, the youth Camila Cabanzo completed her participation in the Women's 500 meters R&D with the twelfth place in the general classification, adding competitive experience in an event that brings together the best exponents of world skating.

Mazo News Team